8 9 Abstract Many philosophers have offered accounts of shared actions aimed at 10 capturing what makes joint actions intentionally joint. I first discuss two leading 11 accounts of shared intentions, proposed by Michael Bratman and Margaret Gilbert. I 12 argue that Gilbert’s account imposes more normativity on shared intentions than is 13 strictly needed and that Bratman’s account requires too...

Humans have a striking ability to coordinate their actions with each other achieve joint goals. The tight interpersonal coordination that characterizes is achieved through processes help preparing for action as well are active while being performed. To prepare action, partners form representations of other’s and tasks the relation between them. This enables them predict upcoming actions, which,...

From early in life, young children eagerly engage in social interactions. Yet, they still have difficulties in performing well-coordinated joint actions with others. Adult literature suggests that two processes are important for smooth joint action coordination: action prediction and inhibitory control. The aim of the current study was to disentangle the potential role of these processes in the...